Luc Sala

Lucius Hendrikus Dominicus Josephus Sala (13 December 1949 – 14 April 2023) was a Dutch businessman and writer.

Career
Sala graduated as a physics drs (Ir.n.i.) in 1976, at the Delft University of Technology. He graduated in economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He worked for Fasson, Bruynzeel and Philips, but in 1982, he founded the media company Sala Communications.

With his own company Sala began the publication of various computer magazines in the early years of the personal computer, amongst others Commodore-Info and Dealer-Info. He also wrote various books and organized computer fairs such as Commodore-Info, the PC Dumpdag and the PC Infodag. In 1987, Sala began the computer shop BCE, originally as a trade point for second-hand hardware. In the 1990s, BCE became a chain store for PC's and hardware.

After his computer period Sala mainly occupied himself with New Age and spirituality. He was in contact with amongst others Timothy Leary, Terence McKenna, Jaron Lanier and John Perry Barlow.

In 1999, Sala entered politics, taking part in the European Parliament elections with his Lijst Sala, struggling against corruption. He was campaign leader for the party Duurzaam Nederland and third on the candidate list. These initiatives failed to gain substantial support.

Leading up to the year 2000, Sala repeatedly warned about the millennium bug and its possible consequences. Since 2003, he was active as a columnist for a free Amsterdam newspaper.

Sala sold his computer store to an employee in 2008.

Sala died on 14 April 2023, at the age of 73.